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SOAR platforms · November 2026 Edition

Splunk SOAR vs Torq

Zero of fourteen models named Splunk SOAR first on the direct prompt; zero named Torq. Both were named by all fourteen models and Splunk SOAR carries 57 labels and Torq 36, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Splunk SOAR

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

Torq

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate35%11%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels5736A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Splunk SOAR reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Tines was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Tines vs Splunk SOAR · Tines vs Torq · Shuffle vs Splunk SOAR

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SOAR platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Splunk SOARFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTorq
Direct002 against Splunk SOAR
Paraphrase202 against Splunk SOAR
Comparative00
Budget-constrained003 against Splunk SOAR · 2 against Torq
Scale-constrained012 against Splunk SOAR
Negative0211 against Splunk SOAR · 2 against Torq
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Splunk SOAR and Torq were named in the same answer ninety times, of the 197 answers naming Splunk SOAR and the 104 naming Torq. In those answers Torq took the first choice five times and Splunk SOAR two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Splunk SOAR and Torq stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Splunk SOAR Torq first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Splunk SOAR on the left and Torq on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Splunk SOAR and Torq stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Rapid7 InsightConnect alternatives: Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
GPT-5.4 miniTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, FortiSOAR, Splunk SOAR
Gemini 3.5 FlashTines alternatives: Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, Prophet Security, Simbian, Swimlane Turbine, Torq
Grok 4.20Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Torq
DeepSeek V4 FlashTines alternatives: Splunk SOAR, Swimlane Turbine
Llama 4 MaverickTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, IncMan SOAR, Logsign Unified SO Platform, Splunk SOAR, Torq
GLM 4.7 FlashXCortex XSOAR alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk SOAR, Tines
GPT-6 LunaTines alternatives: Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Torq

Neither was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarTines alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Swimlane Turbine
Mistral SmallTines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, Microsoft Sentinel, Swimlane Turbine
Qwen 3.7 FlashSwimlane Turbine, Tines alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel
Kimi K2Tines alternatives: Cortex XSOAR, ORNA
MiniMax M2.5Cortex XSOAR, Swimlane Turbine alternatives: Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 InsightConnect
Muse Glimmer 30BTines alternatives: ManageEngine Log360, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Shuffle, Swimlane Turbine

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Torq leads by three points.
Torq3%#7 of 13
Splunk SOAR0%#12 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Splunk SOAR leads at mid-market.
Splunk SOAR4%#6 of 13
Torq2%#7 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Splunk SOAR leads by four points.
Splunk SOAR4%#6 of 11
Torq0%#9 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Splunk SOAR

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Avoid for tight budgets: Enterprise-heavy tools like Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, or FortiSOAR” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for Mid-Sized B2B: ... Splunk SOAR – Similarly heavy on licensing and complexity” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid being swayed by the largest enterprise platforms (Splunk SOAR, IBM QRadar SOAR)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · hard negative
“Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR and Splunk SOAR are top recommendations” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Splunk SOAR (formerly Phantom) as the top choice.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk SOAR if your SIEM is already based in Azure/Sentinel or Splunk Enterprise Security.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative

What the models said about Torq

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“While newer, it has a 30% negative rate, with some users reporting integration and scalability issues” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Torq is generally not recommended for tight budgets” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Vendors that slipped in recent positioning — Logpoint, ManageEngine, Torq — deserve extra scrutiny” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Platforms like Tines, Swimlane Turbine, or Torq offer modern visual workflow builders” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Hyperautomation focus, fast deployment, good for mid-size with strong AI-driven workflows.” Grok 4.20 · scale prompt · first choice
“look at Security Automation Platforms (like Tines, Torq, or Swimlane)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.